Federal/Greek Revival, circa 1849 - 1895, Coded A.
This group is largely represented by vernacular interpretations
of Federal and/or Greek Revival styles; it contains one of the largest
single collections of buildings (about one-fourth of the total) and
enjoyed the greatest longevity. All rest on stone foundations and all
except two are brick. The majority are three bays wide and rise two
stories with first story utilized as commercial space and -second for
residential; a few are one story commercial. ... Typically facades are symmetrical and feature openings headed with
either jack arches, flat lintels or segmental arches; roofs are gabled
or occasionally low-hipped. Ornamentation is restrained, generally
limited to brick dentil ling, stringcourses, recessed paneling and
pilasters. Several feature decorative cast iron balconies, lintsls or
storefronts. While the majority of roofs are side-gabled, five feature
street-front gables or shaped parapets sometimes pierced with an attic
window or lunette. ...
"Residential (c. 1849 - 1930) . Coded 3
This designation denotes fifteen buildings used only for residential
purposes (all are detached, single-family except for two detached,
multi-family), as well as numerous buildings which mix residential use
with commercial and a few which are institutional/residential or
industrial/residential and are doubled coded as such.
"Commercial. Coded With Black Bar
This designation indicates that historically the building (or part of
it) was used for commercial purposes. Since very few properties were
constructed exclusively for commerce, the black bar code at the of the property parcel generally refers to a first story storefront.
" ... That same
year he purchased the west half of Block 35 in Mense's Addition where
he established the town's first pork packing plant, and later, in 1868,
built the large two-story, six-bay brick building standing at the
northeast corner of Second and Elm. Kahmann's enterprising
spirit earned him a reputation as one of the town's great boosters and
promoters; an accolade in the 1888 Frankl in County History noted that
"for years he was the most influential and substantial citizen of
Washington." ...
"Among the businesses opened by later immigrants was the bakery of Paul
Schmidle and Julius Rombach, both of whom emigrated in 1883. In 1889,
they purchased the building erected by C. H. Kahmann at 120 Elm; after
their partnership was dissolved in 1902, Schmidle continued there until
about 1920 and Rombach established himself at 123-25 W. Main." ~ NRHP Nomination Form, PDF pages 4-6, 19 & 20
"Built: 1868
On the north and south
parapeted gable-ends are old iron numbers "18" and 68",
presumably the date of construction. The filigree
iron balcony railing is identical to one published in an early catalogue of McMurray, Smith and Judge, St. Louis manufacturers
of architectural iron., New store front windows have been installed.
"Appears on 1869 Bird's Eye View; In 1889, German born bakers
Julius Rombach and Pelul Schmidle bought the building from Geo. H. Kuhmann for $3,400 and operated a bakery there until 1902. Schmidle continued the bakery
until about 1920. (Both men emigrated in 1883) The north part of the bldg. was occupied by barber Louis Flake in the l880's -90's." ~ DNR Historic Survey, phase II & III PDF pages 374-377